Orofino, Idaho
Clearwater County
16-59320
Orofino is a city in Clearwater County, Idaho and is located at the Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River. In 2000, the county seat of Clearwater County had 3247 inhabitants. The historic Canoe Camp where the Lewis and Clark expedition built five new canoes and on October 7, 1805 allowed for water to drive down the river to the Pacific Ocean.
About six kilometers north of the town is the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery and the Dworshak Dam, third highest dam in the United States. It was completed in the early 1970s.
In Orofino is now home to a prison, and the Idaho State Hospital North. Both facilities are located adjacent to Orofino High School. Annually on Independence Day on July 4, there will be a celebration in Orofino; also be held in the village of the Clearwater County Fair and at the end of the summer the Lumberjack Days.
Geography
Orofinos geographical coordinates loud 46 ° 29 'N, 116 ° 16' W46.485555555556 - 116.25888888889 ( 46.485485, -116.258847 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 km ², of which 6.2 km ² of land and 0.3 km ² omitted ( = 4.37 %) to water.
History
Originally, the name consists of two words, Oro Fino, and referred to a mining camp, which existed in 1861, about three kilometers south of Pierce and today is a ghost town. When the Nez Perce Indian Reservation of 1895 was opened for settlement, Clifford Fuller built a trading post on its new home and the city of Orofino -on-the -Clearwater was founded the following year. The railway, which is part of the Camas Prairie Railroad was later, Orofino reached from Lewiston ago in 1899.
Traffic
The road is connected by bridge to the running on the south bank of the Clearwater River off U.S. Highway 12. This highway leads west to Lewiston, Idaho, and eastward across the Lolo Pass to Missoula, Montana. In this section, U.S. 12 is known as the " Northwest Passage Scenic Byway " and designated as a National Scenic Byway. A municipal airport is located in the northwest of the urban area on the other bank of the Clearwater River.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 3247 people Orofino. The population density was 520.2 / km persons per km ². There were 1279 housing units at an average 204.9 per km ². The population consisted of Orofinos 93.93 % White, 0.37 % African American, 2.13% Native American, 0.59 % Asian, 0.09 % Pacific Islander, 0.99 % reported other races to belong and 1.91 % from two or more races. 2.25 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents Orofinos distributed to 1137 households out of which 28.9 % were living in children under 18 years. 54.1 % married couples living together, 8.4 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5 % were non-families. 27.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 12.8 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size is 2.83 people.
The population was spread out with 20.1 % under the, 7.9 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.4 % 25 -44- year-old, 26.1% 45-64 year olds and 15.6 % under the age of 65 years or more. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 132.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 143.2 males.
The median household income in Orofino was 30 580 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 36 908 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 30,386 U.S. dollars, compared to 20 968 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 14,563 U.S. dollars. 12.1 % of the population and 7.6% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 16.3 % of minors and 7.1 % of those age 65 or over.